Maybe I'm missing the article, but I think this is overblown. What's changed is that financial firms can no longer make unsubstantiated claims about climate action, but the burden to do so opens them up to potential liability with no real upside. He even said that literally nothing has changed with how they plan to invest, but they don't want to make a claim that they can't support with strong evidence.
This makes sense. And it's not a big deal.
Or that's my reading of it, anyway.
Depends on the item and your goals.
If you're a "car person" who always wants to have the latest model, then maybe leasing a car makes sense. Every 3 years, you get a new car.
Phones are similar; there are some plans where you are expected to return the phone every 1-2 years. If you really want the newest model all the time, then that might be a good plan for you.
But for a printer, that only makes sense if you're a business with medium print volumes and no IT budget. For home use, that's insane when a cheap last printer will last decades. We have a B&W laser from 2 decades ago and a used colour laser we got for free/very cheap (the power button is broken but it otherwise works great). I'm guessing we pay about 1-2% of an HP subsription.